Seriously, someone take away my Kohl’s card because my winter wardrobe is fine and dandy as it is. I basically had to buy all new winter clothes, but I really need to stop now. There’s nothing like losing 120 pounds to make you a total clothes horse.
I blame the mailing lists. I’m on a couple e-mail lists for plus size stores, like Lane Bryant and Fashion Bug, and they keep sending me $10 coupons and notifications of 40% off sales to lure me into their stores. Then when I get there I try on stuff and check myself out in the mirror and think “Oh my God! I look soooo cute!” and I’m buying more than I intended just because I feel so damn good about myself lately.
I need to stay on the mailing lists so I get the coupons when I really do need to buy something. I think I’ll have to start deleting them without reading them. I obviously have no self control in this area anymore, which is odd because I was never that into clothes shopping before. Weight loss has really made me vain.
It happens to all of us! There’s nothing wrong with wanting to celebrate less of you by buying new clothes! I had to give myself a mental shake, though, and take control of my credit cards. I literally cut up my credit cards, and exercised extreme prejudice against any department-store type credit cards because of their crazy high interest rates! I’m a victim of impulse shopping, but I definitely have to learn how to curb it, even if there’s a article of clothing that’s just too cute and that I can’t live without! I don’t know if it’s strictly vanity. I think when you wear clothes that you like and that you feel good in, you feel more confident, and hold your head up higher. Nothing wrong with that!